> Is there a way to make it so i can hold more than 10,000 files > in any> one given folder?

Use NTFS instead of FAT32.

The FAT32 limit you're running into isn't exactly 10,000 files, it's 64K *entries*. Because files with long file names use more than one entry, the actual file limit is lower than 64K--in your case considerably lower. If you shorten your file names, you can get much closer to 64K without converting to NTFS.

I am using and was using NTFS. I still cant hold more than 10,000. The total space it is taking up is 8.5 gig, but that (i dont think) is the problem. There has got to be a way to uncap this, and yes i am sure it is running NTFS. My hardrive is a Maxtor 6Y080M0. I am running on a Dell. Let me know if i can give you any other information about my system...

"Ken Blake" wrote:

> In news:6BB0F98B-6C08-469E-8542-344516767333@microsoft.com,> DingleFritz <DingleFritz@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:> > > Is there a way to make it so i can hold more than 10,000 files > > in any> > one given folder?> > > Use NTFS instead of FAT32.> > The FAT32 limit you're running into isn't exactly 10,000 files, > it's 64K *entries*. Because files with long file names use more > than one entry, the actual file limit is lower than 64K--in your > case considerably lower. If you shorten your file names, you can > get much closer to 64K without converting to NTFS.> > -- > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User> Please reply to the newsgroup> > >

DingleFritz wrote:> I am using and was using NTFS. I still cant hold more than 10,000. The total > space it is taking up is 8.5 gig, but that (i dont think) is the problem. > There has got to be a way to uncap this, and yes i am sure it is running > NTFS. My hardrive is a Maxtor 6Y080M0. I am running on a Dell. Let me know if > i can give you any other information about my system...> > "Ken Blake" wrote:> > >>In news:6BB0F98B-6C08-469E-8542-344516767333@microsoft.com,>>DingleFritz <DingleFritz@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:>>>>>>>Is there a way to make it so i can hold more than 10,000 files >>>in any>>>one given folder?>>>>>>Use NTFS instead of FAT32.>>>>The FAT32 limit you're running into isn't exactly 10,000 files, >>it's 64K *entries*. Because files with long file names use more >>than one entry, the actual file limit is lower than 64K--in your >>case considerably lower. If you shorten your file names, you can >>get much closer to 64K without converting to NTFS.>>>>-- >>Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User>>Please reply to the newsgroup>>>>>> Ken - I'm another one who has problems with explorer and compound (long ) video filenames. When i try to shorten , then back out of folder, explorer bombs/hangs (inop).Could this be the problem here too?

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> I am using and was using NTFS. I still cant hold more than > 10,000.> The total space it is taking up is 8.5 gig, but that (i dont > think)> is the problem. There has got to be a way to uncap this, and > yes i am> sure it is running NTFS. My hardrive is a Maxtor 6Y080M0. I am> running on a Dell. Let me know if i can give you any other> information about my system...

Sorry, in that case I don't know what your problem is. The NTFS limit is much larger than 10,000, so you're not running into its limit.

> "Ken Blake" wrote:>>> In news:6BB0F98B-6C08-469E-8542-344516767333@microsoft.com,>> DingleFritz <DingleFritz@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:>>>>> Is there a way to make it so i can hold more than 10,000 >>> files>>> in any>>> one given folder?>>>>>> Use NTFS instead of FAT32.>>>> The FAT32 limit you're running into isn't exactly 10,000 >> files,>> it's 64K *entries*. Because files with long file names use >> more>> than one entry, the actual file limit is lower than 64K--in >> your>> case considerably lower. If you shorten your file names, you >> can>> get much closer to 64K without converting to NTFS.>>>> -->> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User>> Please reply to the newsgroup

There is NO 10,000 file in a folder limit in NTFS. Your problem is something else. What does the error message say? If i was to make a guess, you probably have created a problem with filenames.

DingleFritz wrote:

> I am using and was using NTFS. I still cant hold more than 10,000. The total > space it is taking up is 8.5 gig, but that (i dont think) is the problem. > There has got to be a way to uncap this, and yes i am sure it is running > NTFS. My hardrive is a Maxtor 6Y080M0. I am running on a Dell. Let me know if > i can give you any other information about my system...> > "Ken Blake" wrote:> > >>In news:6BB0F98B-6C08-469E-8542-344516767333@microsoft.com,>>DingleFritz <DingleFritz@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:>>>>>>>Is there a way to make it so i can hold more than 10,000 files >>>in any>>>one given folder?>>>>>>Use NTFS instead of FAT32.>>>>The FAT32 limit you're running into isn't exactly 10,000 files, >>it's 64K *entries*. Because files with long file names use more >>than one entry, the actual file limit is lower than 64K--in your >>case considerably lower. If you shorten your file names, you can >>get much closer to 64K without converting to NTFS.>>>>-- >>Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User>>Please reply to the newsgroup>>>>>>